Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-03-25
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

be " rallied west of the tunnel before
the Cascade branch will he practically
completed.
Judge Jones held four days court
at Whatcom and in that time disposed
OF all the cases on the docket. That's
the way to dispatch business.
Hon. J. p. Judson, President of the
Tacoma Bar Association, has received
letter from Judge Hoyt stating the
latter is advised that Judge ALVIN will
start from Keokuk, Iowa, March 18th
SO as to open court at Vancouver April
4th, and will qualify at that place.
Thirteen divorce cases are to be
tried at the May term of court a,
bachelors are standing around waiting
for the women to secure their freedom
Women in that country won't stand
much CUFF from their male protectors
so it would appear.
The Spokane Falls Reriew states
that on the afternoon of March Z
John Asmus, Il young man, Was sit
ting on Il log by the Spokane river,
when the log suddenly commenced to
roll, carrying Asmus into the boom of
logs in the river, crushing his head t.
Il Jelly. He leaves a wife and one
child.
J. r. Mcdonald, President of the
Satsop Railroad company, says that
the railroad company, is now graded
for fifteen miles, and ready for tn,
laying of the track. The ship RJial
hiere is en- route from England with
600 tons of iron for this logging road
and is expected to arrive about the
middle of May.
Chehalis county, is described as the
long-sought haven for saloon-keepers
They sell the ardent there Just the
same as II grocer sells mUlasses, and a
great deal more of it, no license being
required to make good the expense en-
tailed 10y the traffic on the county.
This is one of the counties in Wash.
ington that event dry" at the June
election.
DR.. Blalock will use on his extensive
farm in Walla Walla county, trac-
ton steam engine to haul plows in the
place of horses. The width of the
tires of the drive wheels are Is inches.
The doctor proposes to pillow this sea
son lO,OOO acres. He has II gang
plows for horses which turn "a burrows
and the plows hauled by the traction
engine will turn seven burrows.
A new law firm, composed of ex-
Chief Justice Roger S. Greene, Corne-
Illus II. Hanford and ex-Sheriff of King
county John III. McGraw, has been
formed at Seattle. Judge Greene the
head OF the firm has been member of
the Supreme bench of this Territory
for seventeen years, and Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court for the past ten
years. The partnership goes into eff
feet the lst day of April
Reports from Whatcom state that a
force OF men arrived there on the
steamer Idaho last Friday and were
sent out surveying the line of the Sc
attic d Bellingham Bay railroad, from
WhatcOm north to the international
boundary line. Considerable interest
is being manifested in that section,
and the people are stirring themselves
and endeavoring to give the proposed
road every encouragement possible.
During the wind storm of last week.
a tree was blown across the dwelling
OF Mr.. c. l.. Kinman, who resides
about twenty-three miles east of
Palouse City. Some of the family
were in the house at the time but es
capped without injury, although the
tree cut the house in two. The door
and window were about three feet
apart, yet the tree went down between
them without breaking a pane of
glass.
Robert Fulton, a blacksmith, met
with a serious accident while at work
at his trade last Thursday at Port Had
lock. A piece of steel flew into one of
his eyes, and being unable to get it out
he was taken to Seattle. DIR. Reich
told him that the eye would have to be
removed. He consented TO the oper-
alton, which was successfully per
formed. The patient is doing well,
and in few days will be able to have
glass eye put in to take the place of
the lost optic.
The Government Signal Service be-
tween Port Angeles and Tatoosh has
been discontinued on account of the
lack OF an appropriation by The last
Congress. The line owned and oper-
ated by the Government in this service
is sixty miles long and the cable con-
Meeting the mainland with Tatoosh
Island was laid at considerable ex-
pense. Shipping interest of the Coast
will greatly miss the regular service
rendered by the force heretofore en-
ployed on this line.
A man named Roberts, who was ar
rested few months ago for robbing a
man near Prosser, was found dead
upon the trail over the switchback
Thursday. He left Tunnel City about
week ago to go over the mountains.
Blood, blankets and clothing found
upon the trail led to his discovery near
cabin. When found, blood was ooz-
ing from his mouth and nostrils,
Cause of death unknown. The coro.
ner has been notified and will hold an
inquest upon the remains.
Martins, which until few DAYS ago
has been known as Tunnel City, is sit.
uated on the northern slope of the
Cascades, Ill miles from the Columbia
and near the great tunnel now in pro.
cess of construction. The place cen
sists of dozen or two we'll bu;nl log
and board houses, used by the engin.
GERS, fOremen and workmen, while all
about, without regard to order, are
scattered the canvas tents of the 7OO
Cinnamon who have recently arrived
there for general work, and who, in or.
der to reach mother earth, have dug
through the seven and eight feet OF
snow that now covers the whole region
roundabout.